After all, they’re called Domestic Ferrets!
The Commission’s Own Record In 2011, Fish and Game Promised to Review Our Ferret Environmental Report. What Happened? The agencies described a clear review process.
California accepted Petition 2025-003 for further consideration, yet more than a year later it remains unresolved. In its demurrer, the State advances several legal arguments that appear difficult to reconcile. This article examines those arguments and asks a much larger question: Can a California agency accept a citizen petition, refer it internally, and never issue a final decision?
What happens if a California state agency accepts a citizen petition but never approves or denies it? This article explores the legal question at the heart of a pending lawsuit: whether agencies can indefinitely delay action while avoiding judicial review—and why the answer could affect every Californian, not just one regulatory dispute.
Many argue that California should keep ferrets banned because of what happened in New Zealand—but the comparison doesn’t hold up. New Zealand’s ferret crisis stemmed from 19th-century biological control experiments, not pet ownership. This post breaks down the science, history, and policy myths used to justify the ongoing ferret ban.